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crook

/krʊk/

crooknoun

crooks

/krʊk/

Translations

крюк

He hung his coat on the crook by the door.

Он повесил пальто на крюк у двери.

изгиб

The river took a sharp crook to the left.

Река сделала резкий изгиб влево.

мошенник

The police arrested the crook for fraud.

Полиция арестовала мошенника за мошенничество.

Additional translations

посох

крючок

Definitions

A person who is dishonest or a criminal.

The police finally caught the crook who had been robbing banks in the area.

A long staff with a curved end, especially one carried by a shepherd or (as a crosier) by a bishop.

The shepherd leaned on his crook as he watched the flock graze.

The inner bend of a part of the body where it curves, especially the inside of the elbow or knee.

She held the sleeping child in the crook of her arm.

Synonyms

con artist

crookverb

crooked

Past Simple

crooked

Past Participle

crooking

Gerund

/krʊk/

Translations

сгибать

He had to crook his arm to fit through the narrow opening.

Ему пришлось согнуть руку, чтобы пройти через узкое отверстие.

Additional translations

искривлять

Definitions

To bend or cause to bend.

She crooks her finger to beckon him over.

Synonyms

crookadjective

crooker

Comp.

crookest

Super.

Chiefly Australian and New Zealand informal usage.

Definitions

(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Ill, unwell, or in poor health.

I was feeling crook yesterday, so I stayed in bed.

(Australia, New Zealand, informal) Bad, unpleasant, or dishonest.

That was a crook deal, and we lost a lot of money.